Mt Andromache - Ice Climbing.

Snowpack

jcjacobc · Nov 6, 2020 · East Side 93N

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Weather

Wind Speed
windSpeedLight
Blowing Snow
light
Sky Condition
overcast
New Snow24 Hours
1
Precipitation Type
snow

Snowpack

Obs Type
summary
Site Aspect
W
Site Elevation
2400
Site Elevation Band
tln, alp
Surface Conditions
variable

Rain crust with underlying facets up to ~2300m. The crust did not support our body weight, but was up to 3 cm thick in places. In the bowl below the climb at ~2400m snow varied from 10-150cm. Soft slab formation occurring on the surface in this bowl. No signs of instability were noted in the snowpack today.